Organochlorine Pesticides in Gonad, Brain, and Blood of Mice in Two Agricultural Areas of Sinaloa

The adverse effect of pesticides on non-target wildlife and human health is a primary concern in the world, but in Mexico, we do not know which wildlife species are at the greatest risk. The aim of this study was to determine organochlorine pesticides in mice of two agricultural fields in Sinaloa, C...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2017-04, Vol.98 (4), p.454-459
Main Authors: Perez-Gonzalez, Ernestina, Osuna-Martinez, Ulises-Giovanni, Herrera-Moreno, Maria-Nancy, Rodriguez-Meza, Guadalupe-Durga, Gonzalez-Ocampo, Hector-A., Bucio-Pacheco, Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agricultural pollution
Agriculture
Agrochemicals
Animals
Aquatic Pollution
Blood
Brain - metabolism
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Endosulfan
Endosulfan - analogs & derivatives
Endosulfan - blood
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Gonads - metabolism
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - blood
Lindane - blood
Mexico
Mice
Organic compounds
Organochlorine pesticides
Pest control
Pesticides
Pesticides - blood
Pollution
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - blood
Risk
Rodents
Soil Science & Conservation
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollutants, Chemical - blood
Water Pollution Control
Wildlife
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Summary:The adverse effect of pesticides on non-target wildlife and human health is a primary concern in the world, but in Mexico, we do not know which wildlife species are at the greatest risk. The aim of this study was to determine organochlorine pesticides in mice of two agricultural fields in Sinaloa, Culiacan and Guasave. Procedures of extraction, analysis, and quantification were followed according to the modified EPA 8081b method. In three mouse tissues (gonad, brain, and blood), γBHC and decachlorobiphenyl with a frequency higher than 50% and endosulfan sulfate with 43% were observed. The wildlife fauna living in agricultural areas are at great risk due to: (1) diversity of the chemicals used for pest control, like mice, and (2) variety of organochlorine pesticides in direct or indirect contact with non-target organisms, affecting the health of animals and humans (toxic effects and accumulation).
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-016-2028-8